“It was more than I expected and I had high expectations. I harvested a bit of knowledge from every little bit of communication.” Constructing Modern Knowledge 2015 is still open for registration. Don’t miss out. Register today! See project videos from CMK 2014 and read participant blogs here. Tweet This Post

“I’ve been totally impressed by the short distance between total despair and aha! I haven’t talked to a grumpy person in days.” Constructing Modern Knowledge 2015 is still open for registration. Don’t miss out. Register today! See project videos from CMK 2014 and read participant blogs here. Tweet This Post

“We’re here being courageous and doing amazing scary things… We’re the educators of the future and that’s a pretty kick-ass future!” Constructing Modern Knowledge 2015 is still open for registration. Don’t miss out. Register today! See project videos from CMK 2014 and read participant blogs here. Tweet This Post

“I had a great time and I actually have something useful I can use in my classroom.” Constructing Modern Knowledge 2015 is still open for registration. Don’t miss out. Register today! See project videos from CMK 2014 and read participant blogs here. Tweet This Post

“The level of autonomy that I felt I had and I felt towards everybody else was awesome. If I was in a school where everybody trusted everybody else to do what they thought was best, the way everybody seemed to do it here this week, I would never leave that school.” Full clip below… Constructing […]

I begin many of my keynote addresses by saying, “I’m not surprised when kids do extraordinary things. I’m surprised when adults are surprised that kids are capable of doing remarkable things. I expect it.” The years kids spend in school are when they become poets, philosophers, politicians, pediatricians, painters, pianists, punters, physicists… In a 2010 […]

Constructing Modern Knowledge, now in its 7th year, creates a one-of-a-kind environment in which educators from around the world learn by doing while supported by an amazing faculty. All sorts of tools, technologies, and materials are utilized in the creation of mind-blowing projects over the course of an immersive four days. Over the past few […]

Constructing Modern Knowledge is my life’s work. For six consecutive years, we have demonstrated the remarkable competence, commitment and creativity of educators by creating a four day institute filled with a wealth of materials, an incomparable faculty and the most amazing guest speakers featured by any educator event in the world. Constructing Modern Knowledge is […]

CMK Founder Gary Stager, Ph.D. gave a presentation in November 2012 about the philosophy and practice of Constructing Modern Knowledge. The following video is a recording of that presentation about the institute. Click here to register for Constructing Modern Knowledge 2013 today! Tweet This Post

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All About CMK 2017

We take the unique design and experience of Constructing Modern Knowledge seriously. We also try our best to be responsive to the needs of the diverse learners who participate in our institute. Based on feedback and success at last year’s institute, we have decided to add two new features to the CMK 2017 experience. Optional […]

Constructing Modern Knowledge, July 11-14, 2017 is a minds-on institute for educators committed to creativity, collaboration and computing. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in intensive computer-rich project development with peers and a world-class faculty. Inspirational guest speakers and social events round out the fantastic event. Rather than spend days listening to a series of […]

Constructing Modern Knowledge 2017 is committed to making connections between child-centered learning theories and the creative construction of knowledge with computers. In addition to providing a rich sandbox where educators enjoy the luxury of time to work on personally rewarding projects, there are occasional opportunities to interact with some of the greatest educational minds of our […]

One of the most rewarding aspects of Constructing Modern Knowledge is the ability to work with some of the world’s leading educational technology experts on personal project development. Cynthia Solomon, Brian Silverman, Gary Stager, Brian C. Smith, Dan Lynn Watt, Molly Lynn Watt, Sylvia Martinez, Claudia Urrea, and Brian Smith have unrivaled experience and expertise […]